Actually, there are atheists in foxholes: http://militaryatheists.org/atheists-in-foxholes. And I'm an atheist, too.
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The Word “Lady,” Part Two (Please Stop Calling Me That)
Here's part one of my discussion of the word "lady." Maybe read that first. Since that post last September, I've become more vocal about not wanting to be called a lady, but my female Midwestern friends (and male friends) continue to do it. "Hello, ladies." "Have any...
There Are No Religious in the Throes of Death
There's an expression that "there are no atheists in foxholes." I don't like this expression because I'm an atheist and I'd like to think I wouldn't capitulate like that, but who knows. I also once read a piece by an atheist soldier who claimed from personal...
The Bright Side of Mental Illness!
Guess what, everybody? There's an upside to having bipolar disorder and depression! Dr. Nassir Ghaemi runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts USA. His book, A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and...
Life with Prosopagnosia 2
Want to see if you have face blindness or prosopagnosia? Go here and take a test. It won't definitively tell you, but might give you an idea. I need lots of extra time to memorize just one face (like weeks or months). Until I finally get a face down, I rely heavily on...
Life with Prosopagnosia
Dear Jennifer, It was nice to meet you the other day. Again, welcome to your new job. I like working here a lot. I’ve been here four years and hope to be here for about 15 more. Please keep in mind that I have a condition called prosopagnosia which means I don’t...
My Native Language Is Still English
I recently gave a speech in my Toastmasters club that had the same title as this post. I based it on a post I published eight years ago on this blog. I reprint the text of that June 20, 2004 post here because it's an important message (the text is slightly edited and...
International No Diet Day
Get ready for International No Diet Day on Sunday the 6th! How about it? You might wonder if a day of eating everything in sight really better than watching what you eat. I think the day isn't about going off your diet, but about trusting yourself to eat in...
The Booth at the End
Last weekend I discovered the web series The Booth at the End. Only five episodes were made, shown exclusively on HuluPlus this summer. As I watched episodes one through four, I wished the series went on forever, but when I heard the final line of episode five, I...
If You Could Be Any Age for One Week
I've heard people asking other people, "If you could be any age for a week, what age would you be?" Think about your answer for a moment. Okay. So far, everyone has answered with an age they've already been (often childhood). I do not answer with an age I've already...
Face Blindness (Prosopagnosia)
At my wedding celebration with Bob in 2008, I met some of his family for the first time. To prepare, I spent months studying a photo of them because I didn't want to fail to recognize them. It took that long for their faces to sink in to my memory because I suffer...
Views of Family
Children are a poor substitute for a legacy. Try writing a memoir instead. KC Hagans, 2009 You can't cure families, you can only prevent them. Regina Rodriguez-Martin, 2010 Please quote us (with credit).
The International Museum of Surgical Science
So, I spent Mother's Day afternoon at the International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS). It was fascinating, but some of the grisliest stuff I've ever seen. They currently have an exhibit that is traveling around called Our Body. It's a display of preserved...
Everything Doesn’t Happen for a Reason
Do people really believe that nothing in the world happens without some master plan behind it? Are all these people who say "Everything happens for a reason" talking about a god or some mystical dance of the allness of life or fate? And why do they think I want to...
Was I Bilingual Even Before I Was Bilingual?
I'm excited about an NPR article called "Being bilingual may boost your brain power," but not because of what the article says about bilingual children having stronger executive control systems in their brains, making it easier for them to focus on what's relevant and...